South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-05-06
Telegraphic COMBINATIONS.


Telegraphic COMBINATIONS.
We stop The press TO announce thai
Chss. JAS. Faulkner was cleo ed IT,
s. Senator by the West Va. Lsgisla
ture at Charleston Thursday.
Michael Heran. q freight conduc,o or
on the Third Division Of he Ral,i-
more and Ohio Railroad. was killed
in Keyser yard yesterday week while
switching his train.
A hurricane swept over the north
east coast OF Australia on the 22d ult.
The pearl fishing fs I. numbering
forty bosts, was destroyed and $50
persons persisted.
The Baltimore and Ohio operating
department is being reorganized b.
manager CT, nents.
The West Virginia Central & Pitts.
burgh RAILROAD Is To be extended from
Davis, the present terminus. In o
SOU, hwestern direction, towards our
State capital. Charleston. The stock.
holders of tue same railroad company
in MARYLAND held their annual meet
Jog in Baltimore Thursday, amt re-
elected the old directors, 9Th Henry
G. Davis, president, anil K w. y.
Moore, secretary and treasurer.
A daring train robbery was com
mitted Wednesday AT Papago station,
near Tuckson, Arizona, on the South
ern Pacific railroad. The engineer
was signslled with rod light to stop,
and wen he did so. eight men board
ed tue train. and, by threatening 10
blow the baggage and express cars up
with dynamite, forced the messenger
TO open them. They secured So 1000,
then. taking the engine from the en-
gineer, ran six miles up the track on
it, when they killed it and took 10 the
mountains.
II is rumored in Washington social
circles that Sir Lionel Sackville West
the British minister, and Miss Matte
Mitchell, daughter Of Senator Mitch
ell Of Oregon, are engaged to be mar
ried.
The trial OF the prisoners impli.
Gated in the plo. TO kill the Car
has commenced. Among the prioners
ia a maiden of striking beauty.
The steamer Benton, Of Singar ore
was sunk in collision with a bark
off the Island Of Formosa. and l5C
persons were drowned. No Euro
peans werc lDst.
William o. Brien, editor Of United
Ireland. embarked at Queenstown
Sunday for NV York.
The Baltimore ana Ohio railroad
will re.euter the trunk line passenger
pool.
The conduct OF tue jury which con,
victed Ridcnoar al VIII chester is Ia
be investigated by Judge Clark. on
account of charges stated in suncry
affiaavits that they converscd With
pers rs away from the hearing OF the
sheriff and dspu.ie.; that they re.
ceived letters. went TO hotel bar aud
drank by themselves. AMI were guilt y
Of other conduct not in accordance
with law. After this investigation
the judge will render his decision on
motion for new trial ma Q by
counsel for the prisoner. Counter
eff tavits from the jury sheriff and
deputies have been presented 10 the
court by States Attorney Byrd denv-
ing each and ev,ry charge brought
by friends Of tn, prisoner.
Tue executors of the will OF the
late Samuel j. Tilden have executed
conveyance Of oil the residuary es-
tate OF the test ator to the Tilden trus,
for the establishment of the free Ii.
brary and resding-room provid, d for
in MIR. Tilden's will. The resiluai y
estate is estimated to be worth about
$4,000. The convey ance of the re-
siduary estate TO the trust at this
time is charged TO I've for The purpose
OF embarrassing Mr.. Geo. II. Tild n
in his suit against the executors. WIN
are also said to have violated promi-
ses male when the act to incorporate
the Tilden trust was pending before
tho Legislature.
In pursuaucs of the railroad boy
cot, the trunk lines have ordered
that the tickets of the Atchison. To
peka and Santa Fc Road AMI the
Hannibal and st. 10 he taken eff sale
The Penns yivsnia Railroad has issu
ed orders not TO sell tickets TO Chi.
csgo or st. Louis to any Western
70 us. The Chicago Burlington and
Quincy announced Saturday that +,
would yield to- tie Eastern roads on
the question Of commissions. The
Western roud4will retaliate on Mon.
y by compelling the trunk lines to
show cause in the courts why the
trunk line roads should not furnish
tickets as before. TLey will also ap.
peal 10 the Interstate commission.
The win Of Alexander Mitchell, the
mill iOnaire banker OF Milwauk. e,
leaves his estate, Estimated az from
fifteen TO twenty-five millions, to bis
only son. John l.. Mitchell.
Gov. Leslie. OF Montana, will FRO.
claim quarantine on c.tile from Hi.
mole, New Jersey. New York, Penn
sylvania, Maryland, Delaware, The
District OF COlumbis, Virginia, Yer.
mont and Texas. ro-pneumouia
is said TO be Increasing in Chicago.
The wife OF ex.Mayot Carter Har-
risou died in Chicago Saturday night.
Seven Ct the persons charged with
plotting against The life Of the Gar
a. a l. A.